Any red flags? I know it is very cheap, but the guy is in good standing so, I don't know. He does not do returns though so that may be a bad thing in case I wouldn't be able to get that CPU "24/7" stable.

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I might go with this instead:

Should give decent performance and is supposed to not be too power hungry. I suppose Windows 8 is a bad idea for BOINCers? I am asking because I will need a new key anyway and wondered whether Win 8.1 would be worthwile over Win 7 (esp. since it is an UEFI board).

Should give decent performance and is supposed to not be too power hungry. I suppose Windows 8 is a bad idea for BOINCers? I am asking because I will need a new key anyway and wondered whether Win 8.1 would be worthwile over Win 7 (esp. since it is an UEFI board).

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Win8, or 8.1, still works on UEFI boards, to the best of my knowledge. The board will just not support the "Instant On" feature due to older design features...something about Compatibility Modules? Anyways, that is what I remember from something I read, sometime ago.

Also, not positive, methinks win8 is a bit more efficient, across the board...BOINC, Gaming, Task Manager...aside from the stupid Metro, supposedly a better design with 8.1.

Still haven't made the jump to 8.1, lethargic? Maybe. Unwilling? Likely. Afraid of the Danger?